New Orleans Jazz Fest opens Saturday under glorious, clear skies

Stevie Wonder performs on the Acura Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Fi Yi Yi & the Mandingo Warriors open on the Jazz & Heritage Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Fi Yi Yi & the Mandingo Warriors open on the Jazz & Heritage Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Goldman Thibodeaux's washboard player on the Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do0Do Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Goldman Thibodeaux and the Lawtell Playboys perform on the Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do0Do Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Mac and cheese for the kids during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Hats during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Dancing to Goldman Thibodeaux and the Lawtell Playboys on the Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do0Do Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Dancing to Goldman Thibodeaux and the Lawtell Playboys on the Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do0Do Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

The Louisiana 1861 flag as the sky writer flies during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Interesting tarp spikes during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Sky writer during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

The New Orleans monument issue flies over the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)
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People second-line during Buckwheat Zydeco Jazz Funeral at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Henry "Pal" Alexander, of the Westbank Steppers, second-lines during the Buckwheat Zydeco Jazz Funeral at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Henry "Pal" Alexander, of the Westbank Steppers, second-lines during the Buckwheat Zydeco Jazz Funeral at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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People second-line during Buckwheat Zydeco Jazz Funeral at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Nicole Tate, of the Valley of Silent Men, second-lines during the Buckwheat Zydeco Jazz Funeral at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Nicole Tate, of the Valley of Silent Men, second-lines during the Buckwheat Zydeco Jazz Funeral at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Nathan Williams Sr. plays the accordion during the Buckwheat Zydeco Jazz Funeral at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Henry "Pal" Alexander, of the Westbank Steppers, second-lines during the Buckwheat Zydeco Jazz Funeral at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Bennie Nelson, 5, second-lines during the Buckwheat Zydeco Jazz Funeral at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Nicole Tate, of the Valley of Silent Men, second-lines during the Buckwheat Zydeco Jazz Funeral at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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April Dural and Stanley Dural III, watch as their father's Ancestor statue is unveiled during the Buckwheat Zydeco Jazz Funeral at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Big Freedia and her dancers perform on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Hats at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Tank and the Bangas perform on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Tank and the Bangas perform on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Tank and the Bangas perform on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Tank and the Bangas perform on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Tank and the Bangas perform on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Tank and the Bangas perform on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Tank and the Bangas perform on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Tank and the Bangas perform on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Tank and the Bangas perform on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Tank and the Bangas perform on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Tank and the Bangas perform on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Tank and the Bangas perform on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Tank and the Bangas perform on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Barefoot at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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James Belden and Deidre Lundquist dance at the Fais Do-Do stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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People dance at the Fais Do-Do stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Carol Fleischman enjoys the sounds at the Fais Do-Do stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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A sculpture of Pete Fountain looks over the crowd at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Royal Teeth perform on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Royal Teeth perform on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Royal Teeth perform on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Royal Teeth perform on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Royal Teeth perform on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Royal Teeth perform on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Royal Teeth perform on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Henry Butler and his Jambalaya Band perform in the Blues Tent during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Henry Butler and his Jambalaya Band perform in the Blues Tent during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Henry Butler and his Jambalaya Band perform in the Blues Tent during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Henry Butler and his Jambalaya Band perform in the Blues Tent during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Henry Butler and his Jambalaya Band perform in the Blues Tent during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Henry Butler and his Jambalaya Band perform in the Blues Tent during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Henry Butler and his Jambalaya Band perform in the Blues Tent during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Henry Butler and his Jambalaya Band perform in the Blues Tent during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Henry Butler and his Jambalaya Band perform in the Blues Tent during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Quint Davis has the privilege of introducing Stevie Wonder at the Acura Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Stevie Wonder performs on the Acura Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Stevie Wonder performs on the Acura Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Stevie Wonder performs on the Acura Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Stevie Wonder performs on the Acura Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Stevie Wonder performs on the Acura Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Stevie Wonder performs on the Acura Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Stevie Wonder performs on the Acura Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Stevie Wonder performs on the Acura Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Stevie Wonder performs on the Acura Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Stevie Wonder performs on the Acura Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Stevie Wonder performs on the Acura Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Stevie Wonder performs on the Acura Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Stevie Wonder performs on the Acura Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Stevie Wonder performs on the Acura Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Stevie Wonder performs on the Acura Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Stevie Wonder performs on the Acura Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Stevie Wonder performs on the Acura Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Stevie Wonder performs on the Acura Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Stevie Wonder performs on the Acura Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Stevie Wonder performs on the Acura Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Stevie Wonder performs on the Acura Stage during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on Saturday, May 6, 2017. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

Snoop Dogg and his band performs on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Snoop Dogg performs on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Snoop Dogg performs on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Snoop Dogg performs on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Snoop Dogg and his band performs on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Snoop Dogg performs on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Snoop Dogg performs on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Snoop Dogg performs on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Snoop Dogg performs on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Snoop Dogg performs on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Snoop Dogg performs on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Snoop Dogg performs on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Snoop Dogg performs on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Snoop Dogg performs on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Snoop Dogg performs on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Snoop Dogg performs on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Snoop Dogg performs on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Snoop Dogg performs on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Snoop Dogg performs on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Snoop Dogg and his band performs on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Snoop Dogg performs on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Fans watch as Snoop Dogg performs on the Congo Square Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Meghan Trainor performs on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Meghan Trainor performs on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Meghan Trainor performs on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Meghan Trainor performs on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Meghan Trainor performs on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Meghan Trainor performs on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Meghan Trainor performs on the Gentilly Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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The Lone Bellow performs on the Fais Do-Do Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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The Lone Bellow performs on the Fais Do-Do Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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The Lone Bellow performs on the Fais Do-Do Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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The Lone Bellow performs on the Fais Do-Do Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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The Lone Bellow performs on the Fais Do-Do Stage during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Jacob Dugas, 9, has some fun during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday, May 6, 2017.(Photo by Brett Duke, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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New Orleans Jazz Fest
2017 kicked open its gates for its second Saturday (May 6) and fest-goers ran in to revel under gloriously clear skies and a cool breeze.

The weather, needless to say, is a welcome redemption for Stevie Wonder and Snoop Dogg, both of whom were scheduled to pay in 2016 but faced canceled sets after thunderstorms booted everyone from the Fair Grounds.

But that's not to be the case Saturday. With not a cloud in the sky, festival-goers raced to park their folding chairs and blankets along the standing-room-only line at the Acura Stage and elsewhere on the Fair Grounds as Tonya Boyd-Cannon, Maggie Koerner and Lisa Amos got things started on the festival's three largest stages.

Joining Snoop and Stevie as headliners Saturday will be Meghan Trainor, who could be heard performing during an early soundcheck as festival attendees lined up on Gentilly Boulevard.